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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (45909)	9/10/2008 10:03:28 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224749

WOMEN’S ISSUES McCain has voted consistently against women's health, and he supports overturning the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Roe v. Wade. Following is a summary of his positions on women's issues. McCain Opposed Equal Pay Bill for Women, Said They ‘Need Education and Training’ Instead. McCain skipped a vote on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act that would ensure women have the opportunity to recover back pay for discrimination once they discover it. If he had been there to vote, he said he would have voted against it and that women “need education and training” rather than an equal pay bill. The bill addressed a recent Supreme Court decision that said Steelworker Lilly Ledbetter could not recover back pay for 19 years of discrimination at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. because she had not discovered the unequal pay until she retired. The bill would amend the 1964 Civil Rights Act to allow employees to file charges of pay discrimination within 180 days of the last received paycheck affected by the discrimination. [Source: aflcio.org; H.R. 2831, Vote 110, 4/23/08; Associated Press, 4/28/08] McCain Voted to Gut the Family and Medical Leave Act. In 1993, before finally voting for the Family and Medical Leave Act, McCain voted to jeopardize leave for millions of workers by gutting the bill. He voted to suspend the Family and Medical Leave Act unless the federal government certified that compliance would not increase business expenses or provide financial assistance to businesses to cover any related costs. [Source: aflcio.org S.Amdt. 16, S. 5, Vote 7, 2/4/93; H.R. 1, Vote 11, 2/4/93] Source for the following information: Planned Parenthood McCain opposed spending $100 million to prevent unintended and teen pregnancies. In 2005, McCain voted NO to allocate $100 million to expand access to preventive health care services that reduce the numbers of unintended and teen pregnancies and reduce the number of abortions. McCain opposed legislation requiring that abstinence-only programs be medically accurate and scientifically based. McCain voted NO on legislation that would help reduce the number of teen pregnancies by providing funding for programs to teach comprehensive, medically accurate sexuality education and other programs to prevent unintended teen pregnancies. McCain opposed Title X, the nation's family planning program. In 1990, McCain voted NO on legislation to extend the Title X federal family planning program, which provides low-income and uninsured women and families with health care services ranging from breast and cervical cancer screening to birth control. McCain opposed requiring insurance coverage of prescription birth control. In 2003, McCain voted NO on legislation to improve the availability of contraceptives for women and to require insurance coverage of prescription birth control. McCain opposes comprehensive sex education. In an interview aboard the "Straight Talk Express," McCain struggled to answer questions about comprehensive sex education and HIV prevention. He also stated that he supported "the president's policy" on sex education. McCain unsure where he stands on government funding for contraception. "Whether I support government funding for them or not, I don't know," McCain said about contraceptives. McCain opposed repealing the "global gag rule." In 2005, McCain voted NO on legislation to overturn the "global gag rule," which bars foreign nongovernmental organizations from receiving U.S. family planning assistance if the organization (using its own, non-U.S. funds) provides abortion services or information or advocates for pro-choice laws and policies in its own country. McCain supports overturning Roe v. Wade. In February 2007, the AP quoted McCain stating, "I do not support Roe v. Wade. It should be overturned." In May 2007, he reiterated his desire to overturn Roe v. Wade during an appearance on Meet the Press stating, "My position has been consistently in my voting record, pro-life, and I continue to maintain that position and voting record."

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (45909)	9/10/2008 10:16:33 PM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 224749

The conservative Wall Street Journal is taking notice of the unique McCain-Palin brand of Straight Talk™: Despite significant evidence to the contrary, the McCain campaign continues to assert that Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told the federal government “thanks but no thanks” to the now-famous bridge to an island in her home state. She endorsed the multimillion dollar project during her gubernatorial race in 2006. And while she did take part in stopping the project after it became a national scandal, she did not return the federal money. She just allocated it elsewhere. At a rally today, Sen. McCain again asserted that Sen. Obama has requested nearly a billion in earmarks. In fact, the Illinois senator requested $311 million last year, according to the Associated Press, and none this year. In comparison, Gov. Palin has requested $750 million in her two years as governor — which the AP says is the largest per-capita request in the nation.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (45909)	9/10/2008 10:24:06 PM
From: puborectalis	Respond to of 224749

Rick Davis "A proven self-dealer, Rick Davis has built a storied career of delivering for both his clients and his personal investments. John McCain is wise to keep such sage counsel close at hand. Whether Davis is arranging meetings between McCain and Putin pal Oleg Deripaska or scoring McCain campaign contracts for his own companies, this scrappy street fighter is not one to back down from controversy. McCain stood by Davis even when the National Security Council warned that the work Davis’ lobbying firm was doing for Ukrainian politicians was at cross purposes to American foreign policy. Even though he knew about it as far back as 2005, McCain has kept Rick Davis on as an advisor to this day. This is exactly the kind of loyalty you can expect from a President McCain."

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (45909)	9/10/2008 11:07:25 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

kennyboy, what is polls number ??? When Steve Schmidt, John McCain's top strategist, visited the Washington Post team on the final day of the Republican convention, he said he would wait at least a week before he drew any conclusions from the public polls. Mid-September would be an even better time to assess the state of the race, he said. But within 48 hours of McCain and Sarah Palin leaving St. Paul behind, we were flooded with polls purporting to measure the appeal of the McCain-Palin ticket vs. the Democratic pairing of Barack Obama and Joe Biden. The Washington Post-ABC News survey, taken over the weekend after the GOP convention, reported the race essentially tied, whether you are talking about all registered voters or those most likely to show up at the polls. Obama led the larger group, 47% to 46%, while McCain led the latter, 49% to 47%.